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Body suit may soon enable the paralyzed to walk
An international research team announces it has taken a key step toward achieving its goal of a 'prosthetic exoskeleton' that a quadriplegic could command by brain power.For a person with...
Older cancer survivor population to increase substantially
Over the next decade, the population of cancer survivors over 65 years of age will increase by approximately 42 percent.
Marijuana component could ease pain from chemotherapy drugs
A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemotherapy, particularly in breast cancer patients.
Health care disparities for disabled
Two decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect, people with disabilities continue to face difficulties meeting major social needs, including obtaining appropriate access to health care facilities and services. In...
Pregnancy drug DES raises daughters' cancer odds
A drug that millions of pregnant women took decades ago to prevent miscarriage and complications has put their daughters at higher risk for breast cancer.
Ecstasy derivative targets blood cancers
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of UWA researchers have found they may be able to alter the club drug ecstasy to kill certain types of blood cancers at the same...
California bans BPA in baby bottles
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill banning the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, from baby bottles and toddlers' drinking cups, officials said.
Sloan-Kettering Plans New Cancer Treatment Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center wants to set up a free-standing treatment facility in Harrison, N.Y., but local hospitals fear that the move will hurt their business.
Lancet Report Cites Rate of Late-in-Life Surgery
A study of Medicare patients found that surgery is common in older people during the last year, month and even week of life. The finding is likely to stoke, not...
Cochrane Collaboration urges free access to all data from all clinical trials
An international non-profit organization committed to providing the most reliable evidence of the benefits and harms of healthcare interventions has released a statement calling for free access to all data...
Fox Chase Gleason scores better predict prostate cancer's recurrence after radiation, study finds
In a new study, researchers have found that Gleason scores determined by pathologists at Fox Chase Cancer Center more accurately predict the risk of recurrence than Gleason scores from referring...
Nursing home flu shots fall short, especially for blacks
Black nursing home residents are less likely than their white counterparts to receive flu shots, even within the same nursing home, a new analysis finds. Overall, vaccinations have yet to...
Baby formula: Inflammatory food toxins found in high levels in infants
Researchers have found high levels of food toxins called Advanced Glycation End products in infants. Excessive food AGEs, through both maternal blood transmission and baby formula, could together significantly increase...
Invasive melanoma may be more likely in children than adults
A new study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults.
US not taking basic step to prevent toxoplasmosis in newborns, researcher contends
North American babies who acquire toxoplasmosis infections in the womb show much higher rates of brain and eye damage than European infants with the same infection, according to new research.
New regimen frees kidney-transplant patients from dependency on immunosuppresant drugs
Researchers have developed a novel protocol that allows kidney-transplant recipients to jettison their indispensable immune-suppressing drugs. The protocol could also spell substantial savings to the health-care system.
New Leadership Joins NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Three prominent pediatric specialists are joining Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at NewYork Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center to lead programs in pediatric cardiology, critical care medicine and nephrology.
Loyola Nurse Receives Top Honor for Work to Assess Pain in Preemies
Until a decade ago, nurses had limited means to effectively measure whether a premature infant was in pain. Loyola University Health System (LUHS) neonatal intensive care nurse practitioner Patricia Hummel,...
Dental Health Aide Therapists Can Be Part of Much-Needed Solution to Dental Care for Rural Alaskans
Dental health aide therapists may improve access to care for oral health where access to dentists is limited, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International and the...
Long-Term Oral Meds Cause Better Outcomes in Babies with HSV
UAB antiviral researchers say six months of oral medication better treats the herpes simplex virus in newborns.
Progression of lung fibrosis blocked in mouse model
A new study may lead to a way to prevent the progression, or induce the regression, of lung injury that results from use of the anti-cancer chemotherapy drug bleomycin. Pulmonary...
Ex-NHL great Rick Martin had degenerative brain disease
Boston University researchers have found a degenerative disease linked to head trauma in the brain tissue of the late NHL star Rick Martin, the first 50-goal scorer for the Buffalo...
Green Blog: Doctors Urge N.Y. to Weigh Health Risks of Fracking
Medical associations and other groups say that a state environmental impact statement does not adequately consider impacts from pollution and soil contamination.
Bench or Bedside? A Conversation with Ferid Murad
Camelia-Lucia Cimpianu, an early-career scientist who attended the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting this summer in Germany, is trying to decide between a career as a researcher or a practising doctor.In...
Scientists determine alternative insecticide dramatically reduces malaria transmission
Indoor spraying with the insecticide bendiocarb has dramatically decreased malaria transmission in many parts of Benin, new evidence that insecticides remain a potent weapon for fighting malaria in Africa despite...
IPads May Help Kids with Severe Vision Impairments
The iPad has the potential to be a life-changing therapy tool for kids with vision impairments.
A Harvard tradition
It is 20 minutes before midnight on a balmy September night. Thirty-seven Harvard varsity swimmers and divers stand in a circle on a shadowy brick patio outside Blodgett Pool. The upperclassmen have taught...
New potential therapeutic target for breast cancer
A possible new target for breast cancer therapy comes from the discovery that the Tyk2 protein helps suppress the growth and metastasis of breast tumors, as reported in Journal of...